Onion Family (Alliaceae, sub family of Liliaceae)ĥ. 2023), I have completed 9 Plant Family Portraits: 1. (To learn more about a specific family and journey through my discoveries, click on the name below to jump to that section.) Scroll through this post to see each plant family portrait along with its lists of shared family traits and plants included in the painting. These prints are excited to hang with your family! They are available on either acid-free watercolor paper or canvas in three sizes (11″x15″ / 17″x22″ / 24″x32″). I included as many species and life cycle stages as I could fit on the page to best illustrate where their similarities begin and end. To learn more about identifying plant families (including how to interpret a plant’s Latin name), check out Lesson 8 in The Practice of Botanical Drawing.Īs I learned more about each plant family, my newest venture became clear – a series of larger paintings (that I am offering as fine art prints) showcasing the similarities and differences between plants in the same families. May we all delight in nature’s fascinating architecture and colors, appreciate our environment, and how precious it is to protect. ” An appreciation for biodiversity is an important part of our wellbeing. My goal with this series is to deepen people’s awareness of plants and gain an understanding of plant details to help combat “ Plant Blindness. “Although our human brains may be wired for plant blindness, we can overcome it with greater awareness,” Schussler says ( Source ). The good news is that plant blindness is neither universal nor inevitable. When we under-appreciate plants, we lose interest in plant conservation, which is vital to both environmental and human health ( Source ). This may sound harmless, but plant blindness can have some catastrophic consequences. The more I learn about plants, the more I realize how little I knew about them! Humans suffer from “plant blindness,” a term coined by a pair of US botanists and biology educators (Elisabeth Schussler and James Wandersee) in 1998, which means “the inability to see or notice the plants in one’s own environment” ( Source ). The more I draw botanicals, the more I learn about plants. Plants are classified by their reproductive structures, so plants in the same family have flowers (and other reproductive parts) that look alike, but otherwise, they are free to be their unique (and delicious!) selves. Allow 3-5 days before shipping as our products are made to order.Did you know that Chocolate, Cotton, Okra and Hibiscus are all related?! We offer free shipping on orders of $35.00 or more. Please note that your computer screen might display slightly different colors than our professionally calibrated monitors. Just add any 3 prints to your cart, then Copy and Paste the TITLE of your 4th (same size or smaller) print FREE into the "Special Instructions" box at checkout.ĭuring the restoration process, we pay great attention to matching the colors to the original illustration and they are printed on professional large format Epson printers. We also offer a BUY 3 GET 1 FREE deal on all Botanical and Patent Prints. Each size includes a 1/8 inch white border.įRAMES ARE FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES ONLY AND ARE NOT INCLUDED WITH THIS PRINT* Our Vintage Botanical Prints come in 7 different sizes on Archival Enhanced Matte Paper.
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